PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’30” W
4 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
At 3:30 pm, we went to the El Gato Reserve. Its a private reserve created by the owner since 35 years. He grows many types of fruits from all over amazon. We could walk around and taste some as partLäs mer
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’24” W
4 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Carambola - we tried the fruit. It was not fully ripe but tasted almost like an unripe golden apple.
Noni - Its a very foul smelling fruit. It smells and also tastes like blue cheese. SomethingLäs mer
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’24” W
4 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Sapote - It grows in the wild in amazon. The fruits are high up and fall when they are ripe. The fruit had a hard outer cover that is hard to break. The pulp is very sweet. Sometimes, the CappuchinLäs mer
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’24” W
4 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Kopvasu - from the family of Cacao. The fruit is used to make juice and ice cream. The seed is used to make chocolate.
We also saw the Cacao fruit. This is used to make chocolates.
Even the tree ofLäs mer
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’24” W
4 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Caimito - its a very sweet fruit gluey white pulp inside. Oil should be put on the lips before eating else it might make the lips stick.
Lady Finger Banana - Small variety of banana.
Finally, we gotLäs mer
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’18” W
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’6” S 69°27’0” W
5 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
About 45 min into the trail, we came to an opening where we could see the El Gato stream on the side. Here, Jorge spotted a Toucan quite far up in one of the tall trees on the opposite shore. We setLäs mer
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’30” W
4 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Inside the property there's a nice little waterfall. The pathway down was very wet and mucky due to the afternoon rain. But, we were wearing boots so we walked all the way down to get a better view.
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’18” W
4 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The size of the pineapples and cucumbers was also double the size we are used to seeing.
PeruMadre de DiosTambopataIncaRío Gato12°51’0” S 69°27’18” W
5 november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
All the major trees had boards with their names. We saw the Ceiba tree, Iron tree, Guillaborden (the bark boiled in hot water is useful for treating of fungus on the skin, between toes and nails).
Du kanske också känner till platsen med följande namn:
Río Gato, Rio Gato
